Going back to why Canonical dropped it, I'm pretty sure that's because they are giving up on the Linux desktop in general.
Indeed, Canonical had the same realization as Red Hat ~2000-2003: there is no money in the Linux desktop, there is a lot of money in enterprise services and support.
Since Canonical has to make a profit, it is smart of them to drop unprofitable projects such as the phone.
Indeed, Canonical had the same realization as Red Hat ~2000-2003: there is no money in the Linux desktop, there is a lot of money in enterprise services and support.
Since Canonical has to make a profit, it is smart of them to drop unprofitable projects such as the phone.